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#F2CBCA — Pale Red

#F2CBCA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F2CBCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F2CBCA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CAF1F2; it also sits naturally between #F2CADD and #F2DFCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CBCA · RGB 242, 203, 202

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Color values

HEX#F2CBCA
RGB242, 203, 202
HSL1°, 61%, 87%
HSV1°, 17%, 95%
CMYK0%, 16%, 17%, 5%
XYZ68.63, 65.85, 64.97
Yxy65.85, 0.3441, 0.3302
CIE-Lab84.92, 13.57, 5.63
Hunter Lab81.15, 13.50, 5.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #F2CBCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CBCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CBCA

.text { color: #F2CBCA; }
.background { background-color: #F2CBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 203, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CBCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CBCA

#EAAAA9#E18584#D96563#D14542#BD302E#982725#771E1D#561615#310D0C#100404

Tints of #F2CBCA

#F3CECE#F4D2D2#F5D6D6#F6DBDA#F7DFDE#F7DFDE#F8E3E2#F9E7E6#FAEBEA#FBEFEF

Tones of #F2CBCA

#EFCDCD#ECD0CF#E9D3D2#E6D6D5#E3D8D8#E1DBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF1F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CBCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2CBCA: ·

How #F2CBCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E1CADeuteranopia · #E3E6CATritanopia · #F0CACA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CBCA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F5CBCB#EFCEC8#F2CBC5#F7CAC9#F3D0C8#F1CFD0#EBCECB#F3C5C5#F4CDC2#F1D1D0#EEC7C3#F1D3CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CBC9  ·  #F2CBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CBCA?

#F2CBCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CBCA?

#F2CBCA is RGB 242, 203, 202 — HSL 1°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CBCA?

Its complement is #CAF1F2; analogous partners are #F2CADD and #F2DFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CBCA for text?

Black text on #F2CBCA has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.